Sellers have been targeted by a phishing scam with links to a second advertised item in an attempt to gain access to the sellers account details.
The email claims to be an enquiry from a legitimate buyer that has found the sellers’ advertised item listed for a second time but for a much cheaper price. These emails usually provide a link through to the “second listing”. The seller who clicks on the link is then required to enter their log in details before they can view it.
The second advertised item is a false listing and the link provided send the seller to a ghost (false) website which captures the sellers login details for the fraudster to later use.
Email scams like these include:
- Details of the original advertised item.
- Broken English, including grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.
- Details of a second item and a link to the false advertisement.
Here’s an example of the type of email you might get:
